Install WebSphere Application Server from your iSeries server

Operating Systems: i5/OS
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This topic applies only on the i5/OS operating system.

Install WebSphere Application Server from your iSeries server

Install WebSphere Application Server directly from your iSeries server.

Prepare for the installation before using this procedure. See Preparing the operating system for installation for more information.

Before you install WebSphere Application Server, ensure that your user profile has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.

Overview

You can install WebSphere Application Server from Qshell using the INSTALL command. You can also use the RUNJVA command to invoke the installation wizard.

Procedure

Sign on the iSeries system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
Verify that the host server jobs have started on your iSeries server.
The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on iSeries. On a CL command line, enter the following command:
```
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
```
Place the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for i5/OS disk in the disk drive of your iSeries server.
Do not use the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, V6.1 for Windows disk or any other operating system disk other than the disk for i5/OS.
Use the Copy (CPY) command to create a copy of the responsefile.nd.txt file from the disk.
For example:
```
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/responsefile.nd.txt') TODIR('/MYDIR')
```
QOPT is the disk mount point.
WEBSPHERE is the disk volume label. /WAS is the product directory on the disk. This will be referred to in later steps.
Note: For DVD media, an additional directory prefix is required before the product directory that reflects the operating system and architecture of the installation. Using the previous example, the following installation path applies when you use CD-ROM media:
```
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/responsefile.nd.txt')
TODIR('/MYDIR')
```
However, the following installation path applies when you use DVD media to install the Linux for iSeries version of the product on the 32-bit architecture:
```
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/os400_ppc64/WAS/responsefile.nd.txt')
TODIR('/MYDIR')
```
See Package descriptions for i5/OS for more information.
If you have not already done so, read the IBM International Program License Agreement located in the /WAS/lafiles directory.
If you agree to the terms of the agreement, continue with the installation process.
Edit the /MYDIR/responsefile.nd.txt file.
1. Change the value for -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance from false to true.
  A value of true indicates that you have read and accept the terms of the license agreement. This change is required to run the installation.
2. By default, the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option is set to true. If you want to enable administrative security for the default profile created during install, specify values for the PROF_adminUserName and PROF_adminPassword options.
  The user ID and password do not need to be a system user ID and password or an LDAP user ID and password. The ID-and-password pair specified are stored in the user registry and used for administrative security for the default profile. Write down the user ID and password.
  If you do not want to enable administrative security for the default profile, change the value for the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option from true to false.
3. Optional: Change the installation options to suit your installation requirements.
  For information about the installation options and values, see responsefile.nd.txt.
Note: The Samples feature is not installed with the product by default. If you want to use the samples, perform the following actions:
- Specify sampleSelected for the -OPT addFeature option.
- Specify a value for the -OPT samplesPassword option if you are enabling security.
Invoke the installation program for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for i5/OS.
To invoke the installation program for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment for i5/OS, run the INSTALL command from Qshell or use the RUNJVA command from the CL command line.
In the following example commands, path/responsefile represents the fully-qualified path of the responsefile.nd.txt file that you edited.
- Run the INSTALL command from Qshell.
  1. On a CL command line, issue the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
  2. Issue the INSTALL command from the /WAS directory to start the installation program.
```
INSTALL -options path/responsefile 
```
    Do not exit the Qshell session (PF3) until the installation has completed. Doing so might cause the installation to stop prematurely.
- Issue the RUNJVA command from the CL command line:
  At the CL command line, change back to the /WAS directory before issuing the following commands. Enter the RUNJVA command on one line. The command is shown on more lines for formatting clarity.
```
RUNJVA 
  CLASS(run) PARM('-options' 'path/responsefile') 
  CLASSPATH('setup.jar') 
  PROP(
    ('Xbootclasspath/p' '../JDK/jre.pak/repository/package.java.jre/java/jre/lib/xml.jar') 
    (java.version 1.5) 
    (is.debug 1)
   )
```

Results

After you invoke the installation, messages are displayed that indicate the progress of the installation process. When the setup program completes, press F3 to exit.

What to do next

For security purposes, if the host servers were not running prior to installation, IBM recommends that you run the End Host Server (ENDHOSTSVR) command after the installation is complete.

Next: Go to Installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF to continue the installation.

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